2 Samuel 15:33:42 Sam.15.33.W4TAB
אִ֚ם
im
“if”
- Transliteration
- IM
- Extended
- IHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
IM
- clause
IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO da-VID IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA
Exegesis
The protasis is introduced by im {אִם | ’im} with the Qal perfect avarta {עָבַ֣רְתָּ | ’ā·var·tā}, expressing a completed yet assured action.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:33
And David said to him, “If you pass over with me, then you will be a burden upon me.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word אִ֚ם (im) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.15.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.33.W4.S1) and character.